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Jesse Owens 1895 - 1980

Jesse Owens of Richland, Benton County, Washington was born on March 23, 1895, and died at age 85 years old in April 1980.
Jesse Owens
Richland, Benton County, Washington 99352
March 23, 1895
April 1980
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    1895

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    1980

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    April 1980
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In 1895, in the year that Jesse Owens was born, on March 15th, in County Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Cleary killed his wife of 8 years, Bridget, and burned her body. His defense was that his "wife" was a changeling that was left in his real wife's place when she was abducted by fairies. He was nonetheless convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter. He spent 15 years in prison.
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In 1921, when this person was 26 years old, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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